📍 5705 Middle Valley RD, Hixson, Hamilton County, 37343
Hixson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hixson, Hamilton County. The school has 935 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hamilton County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hixson High School enrolls 935 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 64 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 18% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 488 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 168 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 159 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 42 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hixson High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-30, state senate district 11, state house district 26.
Hixson High School is one of 81 schools in Hamilton County, based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The district serves 45,981 students district-wide and employs 3,041 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 935 students, Hixson High School is larger than the district average of about 568 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize